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Gloucester Sale Prices Span From $700,000 To Nearly $4.8 Million

Gloucester recorded 15 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only four listed a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $700,000 to $4,805,000, with a median of $1,243,000 among those four. The month's top sale was 77 Norwood Heights, which sold for $4,805,000 to Chatham H…

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Gloucester Posts Unofficial Results From Tuesday's State Primary

Gloucester posted unofficial results from Tuesday's state primary election, giving residents their first look at how the city voted. The city shared the tally through a News Flash alert issued at 9:23 p.m. Tuesday, with the count still pending official certification and full results ava…

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Real Estate

Gloucester August Home Sales Show Wide Price Spread, Median At $549,000

Gloucester recorded 14 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, with nine of them disclosing a sale price. Those prices ranged from $305,000 to $1,650,000, with a median of $549,000. The month's top sale was 31 Dennison St at $1,650,000, sold by Paul P. Regensburg to the Christin…

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State Officials Honor Gloucester Woman for Regional Impact

State officials honored a Gloucester woman this week for her volunteer service and impact on the Cape Ann region. The recognition was detailed in "Gloucester woman honored by state officials for positive regional impact," a Gloucester Daily Times report published Friday, August 28, whic…

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Schools · School Committee

School Committee OKs Handbooks, Adds Saturday Detention

Gloucester schools add Saturday detentions, overhaul dress code review at superintendent's first meeting. The School Committee unanimously approved updated elementary, O'Malley and high school handbooks, including a new Saturday detention option and an artificial-intelligence use policy.

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Gloucester Daily Times Publishes Schooner Festival Fleet Roster

Gloucester Daily Times published this year's roster of schooners entered in the Gloucester Schooner Festival. The newspaper also reported that a maritime-themed book titled "Under Sail" went on sale locally on August 26, with proceeds benefiting the festival, and ran a letters-to-the-ed…

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Gloucester Stage to Premiere New Play 'Dalloway: First Love'

Gloucester Stage Company will present the world premiere of a new play titled "Dalloway: First Love," according to the Gloucester Daily Times. The Gloucester Daily Times reported the announcement Tuesday, Aug. 25, giving Cape Ann theatergoers an early look at an original work making its…

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Trahan, Pressley Back Nguyen in Congressional Race

Reps. Lori Trahan and Ayanna Pressley have endorsed candidate Nguyen in a congressional race, the Gloucester Daily Times reported Monday, August 24, 2026. The endorsement lands as the paper also ran a letter to the editor arguing that local candidates deserve a level playing field this …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026

Two Gloucester-resident obituaries were published this week: Koper, Julianne Ruta, and Bishop, Charles H., Sr. Koper, 70, born in Gloucester in 1956, died July 28 at Encompass Health and Rehabilitation in Beverly; her notice was posted through Greely Funeral Home. Bishop, 89, remembered…

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